The New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals levied four counts against Teri Daubner, a Jefferson Township woman who authorities said failed to provide proper care for her dog and caused the death of a bear cub, said Matt Stanton, NJSPCA spokesman.

Teri Daubner was charged with two counts of failure to provide shelter for her dog and two counts of causing the death of an animal. The first counts are criminal charges, and the second counts are civil charges filed on behalf of the animal, Stanton said.

The charges carry a term of up to six months in jail and a maximum fine of $2000.00. The charges were made after an investigation determined that the dog got out off its pen and attacked the cub.

Now before, I go any further lets get a few facts right out in the open, Daubners dog had a history of being aggressive and in fact it was recently disclosed that her Rottweiler had previously attacked a Husky and fatally killed the dog in front of her house, there have been rumors of other stories, hearsay on the rumors but true on the Husky attack. Daubner was fined $2000.00 after pleading guilty and authorities decided not to euthanize the dog, stating they believed the dog’s aggressive behavior could be treated with training. Daubner had an outdoor kennel and after the attack on the Husky walked the dog with a muzzle.

Just read this again, then again and think of this.

The dog attacks and kills another dog and Dauber rightfully is fined and a hefty fine, the people owning the Husky apparently did not press for Dauber to be jailed, the court did not even pass a death sentence on the dog.

Now enter the “poor black bear” the mammal that over the past years including this year, has attacked and killed domestic, horses, sheep, goats, dogs, ducks, chickens broke into houses, garages, attacked people and estimates are approximately (52) humans killed in the last 100 years.

What is alarming however; is the following:

·        May 2000: Glena Ann Bradley, killed and partially consumed by a (112) lb female and her (40) pound cub yearling. The attack occurred near the Goshen Prong/Little River trail junction 1.5 miles upstream from Elkmont, Great Smokey Mountains near Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

·        July 2000: Mary-Beth Miller, 42, attacked and killed while on a training run in Quebec, Canada.

·        June 2001: Kyle Harry, 18, Attacked and killed at a rural campsite east of Yellowknife in the Northwest territories, Canada.

·        August 2001: Adelia Maestras Trujillo, 93, Bear breaks into house in New Mexico and is confronted by the elderly owner who dies during the attack.

·        August 2002: Ester Schwimmer, 5 month old infant, Bear grabs and kills (5) month old infant from stroller on the porch of home in Fallsburg, New York.

·        September 2002: Maurice Malenfant, Attacked and killed in his campsite in Gaspe’ region of Quebec.

·        September 2002: Christopher Bayduza, attacked and killed at a remote campsite in Gaspe region, Quebec.

·        April 2003: Denis Chretein, stalked, killed and partially consumed by large black bear, Waswanipi, Quebec.

·        June 2005: Merlyn Carter, 71, Found dead in the main cabin of his fishing camp located Northwest Territories, Canada.

·        August 2006: Harvey Robinson, 69, fatally mauled while picking plums, Winnipeg, Canada.

·        September 2005:  Jacqueline Perry, 30, killed in a predatory attack, Ontario, Canada, her husband seriously mauled trying to protect her.

·        April 2006: Elora Petrasek, 6 years old, Attacked and killed while mother and 2 year old brother seriously injured, Cheroke Forest, Tennessee.

·        June 2007: Samuel Evan, 11 years old, Taken from tent in American Fork Canyon, Utah and killed.

·        July 2007: Robin Kochorek, 31, killed by black bear, Panorama Mountain Resort, British Columbia.

·        May 2008: Cecile Lavoie, 70, killed by a black bear while fishing, La Sarre, Quebec.

Now what is important here, is that there are hunting seasons in many of these areas and the officials clearly state that the incidents would be much worse if there were no hunting. Why is this important? Because the anti-hunting/animal-rights groups attempt to turn this around in that hunting doesn’t prevent bear problems. Use simple common sense here; if black bears are attacking, mauling and killing, how could it be possible to control and reduce these incidents if the black bears are left to increase their population; IT IS NOT POSSIBLE.

These statistics clearly indicate a change in black bear behavior from shy and timid to aggressive. Sure it is the increase in human population and development of land that is adding to the black bear issues. So do we “punish” humans by subjecting them to mauling and death for population increases and land development?

Now back to Teri Daubner, she was fined accordingly for previous attack and resulting death of a domestic dog. The dog was given a chance to be rehabilitated, Daubner had an outside fenced kennel, and she walked the dog with a muzzle.

A black bear enters Daubners’ property, the dog as would most other domestic dogs, breaks out to defend its property as domestic dogs are in fact, territorial. It kills a “wild black bear” cub or adult doesn’t matter, the same species that has killed people, domestic pets, and livestock, broke into garages, houses infringes upon a humans right to enjoy tax paid for backyards and public parks.

So the great NJSPCA, Matt Stanton, now not only wants a fine but criminal charges and jail for Daubner.

Citizens of New Jersey, please look real hard at this non-sense, put a woman in jail because her dog killed a nuisance wild black bear and forget all of the “crimes” wild black bears have committed against humans.

Human Criminals that commit serious crimes are given more consideration than this. Let’s just fill up our already over crowded court calendars’ and jails with this type of crap.

Daubner should be paid and her dog given a medal for ridding us of one member of an overpopulated black bear that is a threat to our everyday lives, who have clearly demonstrated an “attitude change” to intrusive, aggressive, dangerous.

Jut recently in New Milford, a homeowner was deemed justified in shooting and killing a black bear with a shotgun, because it was shot 15 feet from his front door.

OK, I get it, lets fine Daubner and the dog for not properly estimating the distance between her front door and the dog kennel; sound silly? No more than Matt Stanton and the waste of time and taxpayers money he is creating under the guise of animal cruelty.

Any cruelty here is the “mean-spirited and cruel” behavior of this group and a spokesman like Matt Stanton. Perhaps the next time a black bear attacks, injures and/or kills we should bring him and his group up on charges with fines and jail time.

As we read these cases and read the rest of my blogs on this site which I have created to give the public factual information. Why? Because my daughter and 7 and 9 year old grandchildren are the victims of black bear sympathy created by these groups. So are thousands of others. We have a Governor and DEP Commissioner that are being misinformed and right or wrong politicians listen to the loudest voters.

The majority however, are not being heard because we are the “silent-majority” and these minority anti’s are organized to the point where they can give the Governor the wrong message.

Governor Corzine or Lisa Jackson are not hunters or may not even support hunting, but I believe they support human safety. Governor Corzine learned a very valuable lesson when his speeding vehicle crashed and by violating the states seat belt law he has brought injuries upon himself and fortunately did not cause injuries to any others. He got the message however; seat belts save lives and prevent injuries.

Now it is up to the silent majority to get him this message; “black bears are dangerous, they have killed and mauled humans, they are drastically infringing upon our freedoms, they are hunted in (26) other states wherein the Governors allow their wildlife biologists to perform their job responsibilities without being “handcuffed” by the political winds that throw-up potential negative voting.

I cannot believe that this Governor wants to be proven wrong again, by fielding the questions that will be raised from the death of a human by the New Jersey overpopulated black bear.

E-mail, call or write the Governor’s and DEP Commissioner Lisa Jacksons’ office : Tell them that you want our professional biologists and Fish & Wildlife “un-cuffed” so they can do what needs to be done to reduce the black bear population and with it the problems they have caused and serious dangers they pose when overpopulated. Tell them our votes count but our safety counts more.

Governor Corzine:

Office of The Governor

PO Box 001

Trenton, New Jersy 08625

(609) 292-6000

DEP Commissioners’ Office:

Lisa P. Jackson, Commissioner

401 E. State Street

7^th Floor, East Wing

P.O. Box 402

Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0402

Phone: 609-292-2885

Fax: 609-292-7695

Let them hear from those of us that live in Bear Country and face the threats and are waiting for the shoe to drop on the inevitable serious mauling and/or death of a human.

Mike D